We use a large micro-dataset to assess the importance of intangible capital - organisation, R&D and ICT capital - for the economic performance of establishments and regions in Germany. In 2003 self-produced intangible capital accounted for more than one fifth of the total capital stock of...

Regionale wirtschaftliche Disparitäten sind die zentralen Orientierungsgrößen der auf Konvergenz und Kohäsion gerichteten nationalen und europäischen Regionalpolitik. In diesem Papier untersuchen wir, wie sich die Pro-Kopf-Einkommen in den Regionen der EU 15 entwickelt haben. Die...

The vast majority of regions in West Germany, and the EU, have become more similar in terms of per-capita income and productivity between 1980 and 2000. But a number of rich areas - generally large agglomerations - have succeeded in departing from this trend of convergence. They are continuing...